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Adjectival Hyphens

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"Survival post-arrest remains poor, with a maximal 25% in-hospital cases reaching discharge ²,with the chance of survival outside-hospital being much worse. Nevertheless, long-term disability may still be an issue."

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"pre-arrest"

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"post-cardiac arrest syndrome"

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Acronyms

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"Worldwide, the incidence of cardiac arrest is not known ¹, however, studies in the US have shown that there are almost 300,000 in-hospital arrests per annum ¹. Age-wise, cardiac arrests have a mean age of occurrence in the mid-sixties, with a small majority being men (58%) ¹. Non-shockable rhythms are much more common, accounting for about 80% of arrests."

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"A retrospective study of over 3,000 young ("

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"In infants less than 12-months-old, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) was the commonest trigger for cardiac arrest in the large young patient study performed in London, UK ⁸."

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"unconscious (low GCS)"

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"Successful CPR results in return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC)."

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